The allocation is designed to balance launch liquidity, ecosystem growth, team delivery and long-term treasury reserve discipline around a capped token supply, while the Gold Protocol Treasury is supported by Preserved Gold acquired from nGRND Inc.
Hard cap creates scarcity and makes allocation discipline easier to understand.
Tokens in circulation are connected to preserved gold held in treasury with digital provenance.
Participation and staking mechanics are designed to reduce circulating supply pressure.
The largest allocation supports ecosystem development, participation streams and network expansion.
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For every 35,000 nGRND Gold Protocol Tokens, at least 1 ounce of Preserved Gold acquired by nGRND Inc. will be purchased by the nGRND Gold Protocol and held in the Protocol Treasury, secured by an independent digital custodian.
The protocol token treasury is the protocol's own utility token holding. Its use is determined by the white paper. Token holders vote on what happens to the gold treasury, protocol parameters, reward weights, and the major decisions that shape the network.
Staking rewards are intended to be sustained in the long term by nGRND revenues, including monetisation of preserved sites and any realised appreciation in the value of the Preserved Gold in the Treasury.
| Feature / Dimension | nGRND | NatGold | GLDY | Tether Gold / Paxos | Traditional Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying value | Verified Preserved Gold Treasury + utilities | In-ground gold | Physical vaulted | Physical vaulted | Physical gold |
| Extraction required | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| ESG / climate narrative | ✅ Strong | ✅ Strong | ❌ Weak | ❌ Weak | ❌ Weak |
| Yield generation | ✅ Staking + ecosystem | ❌ None | ~3–4% limited | ❌ None | ❌ None |
| Token utility | ✅ High | ❌ Minimal | ❌ None | ❌ Minimal | ❌ None |
| Governance rights | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Target market | Retail + Web3 + ESG | ESG + macro | Institutional | Crypto + retail | Global investors |
| Scalability | ✅ High (no mining limit) | ✅ High | ❌ Limited | ❌ Limited | ❌ Limited |
| Core narrative | Value without extraction | Gold without mining | Gold with yield | Digital gold ownership | Store of value |
Note: Analysis represents a significant cross-section of primary tokenisation formats. v1 for discussion only.